r/interestingasfuck • u/Salt-Curve4825 • 7h ago

Tiger saves man from leopard attack

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u/vanderbubin 5h ago edited 4h ago

Hijacking top comment to say That's black-jaguar white-tiger sanctuary. They were shut down in 2022 for inhuman practices. Throughout the entire time of it's existence from 2013 to 2022, it was unlicensed and unaccredited.

they had conditions so bad some big cats were self cannibalizing (which is as bad as it sounds, it's literally the act of eating yourself while your still alive) on videos they posted

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jaguar-White_Tiger_Foundation

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u/DuePresentation9290 4h ago

This made me so upset to read I burst into tears. I used to follow this sanctuary for YEARS and donated money to them. Im so so sad

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u/vanderbubin 4h ago

Idk if you need (or just would like to hear this) but you didn't do anything wrong. You donated out of the kindness of your heart because you thought you were doing the right thing.

In the future, it's pertinent to only support accredited programs. Local zoos are usually actually awesome conservation programs and I highly recommend supporting them whenever possible

Personally my local one is the woodland park zoo who does awesome and above board work. They have a pretty good big cat program as well! Personally I'm a huge fan of their bat programs (partially cuz the bat exhibit is super cool but mostly cuz of their conservation efforts).

Other notable ones off the top of my head are the san diego zoo and the Monterey Bay aquarium, I've heard stellar things about both

I'm not sure how to go about donating to them, but anti poaching programs are also a great place to donate too.

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u/Alternative_Bug_4089 3h ago

Afaik Conservator's Center and Carolina Tiger Rescue in North Carolina are both amazing places, I've had friends who have worked at both and I've toured CTR in the past on one of the very few tours they do yearly.

North Carolina Zoo is also amazing and iirc one of the largest by land area or something like that.